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John Boswall (1920–2011)

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Oxford University-educated, he first worked for the publishing firm Macmillan, acting in his spare time as an amateur with the Tower Theatre Company. In the late 1960's, he was offered a part in a BBC TV production and subsequently performed in repertory. From the mid-1970's, he acted in character roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the Bristol Old Vic... See more trivia »

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2009 Morris: A Life with Bells On
Mr. Staveley
 
2006 Hogfather (TV movie)
Chair of Indefinite Studies
 
2006 The Ten Commandments (TV movie)
Egyptian Priest
 
2005 Rome (TV series)
Curial Magistrate
Triumph (2005) … Curial Magistrate
Egeria (2005) … Curial Magistrate
How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic (2005) … Curial Magistrate
The Stolen Eagle (2005) … Curial Magistrate
 
2004 Rose and Maloney (TV series)
Arthur Towns
Episode #1.1 (2004) … Arthur Towns
 
2004 Ladies in Lavender.
Very Old Man 2
 
2003 The Statement
Father Léo
 
2000 Doctors (TV series)
Dorian Bannister
Last Stand (2000) … Dorian Bannister
 
2000 The Secret World of Michael Fry (TV mini-series)
Caldercott
Episode #1.2 (2000) … Caldercott
 
2000 Sunburn (TV series)
Albert
Episode #2.2 (2000) … Albert
 
1999/I The Uninvited (short)
 
1998 Stiff Upper Lips
Don 2
 
1996 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
The Elderly Gentleman
 
1996 Poldark (TV movie)
Cary Warleggan
 
1996 Privateer 2: The Darkening (Video Game)
Jan Mitorr
 
1994 The Return of the Native (TV movie)
Granfer Cande
 
1993 Lovejoy (TV series)
Peter Horsham
The Price of Fish (1993) … Peter Horsham
 
1993 Paul Merton: The Series (TV series)
Episode #2.1 (1993)
 
1993 Drop the Dead Donkey (TV series)
Jann Sepp
Lady Merchant (1993) … Jann Sepp
 
1993 Casualty (TV series)
Family Matters (1993)
 
1993 The Bill (TV series)
Supply and Demand (1993)
 
1993 The Good Guys (TV series)
General Johnson
Old School Ties (1993) … General Johnson
 
1992 Covington Cross (TV series)
Gap
Cedric Hits the Road (1992) … Gap
 
1992 Virtual Murder (TV series)
Prof. Humber
A Bone to Pick (1992) … Prof. Humber
 
1992 Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV mini-series)
Sir Edgar Iffley
Episode #1.3 (1992) … Sir Edgar Iffley
Episode #1.2 (1992) … Sir Edgar Iffley
Episode #1.1 (1992) … Sir Edgar Iffley
 
1989-1992 Screen Two (TV series)
Caretaker / Elderly Judge
The Law Lord (1992) … Elderly Judge
Sitting Targets (1989) … Caretaker
 
1991 Murder Most Horrid (TV series)
Judge
The Case of the Missing (1991) … Judge
 
1991 Selling Hitler (TV mini-series)
August Priesack
Episode #1.4 (1991) … August Priesack
Episode #1.3 (1991) … August Priesack
Episode #1.2 (1991) … August Priesack
 
1991 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
Dr Belvedere
Wasps' Nest (1991) … Dr Belvedere
 
1990 3 Men and a Little Lady
Barrow, Edward's Butler
 
1990 EastEnders (TV series)
Harry Osborne
Episode dated 13 February 1990 (1990) … Harry Osborne
Episode #1.515 (1990) … Harry Osborne
 
1989 Wish Me Luck (TV series)
Leon Jouvet
Episode #2.6 (1989) … Leon Jouvet
Episode #2.5 (1989) … Leon Jouvet
Episode #2.4 (1989) … Leon Jouvet
Episode #2.3 (1989) … Leon Jouvet
Episode #2.2 (1989) … Leon Jouvet
 
1989 Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin (TV series)
School Teacher
Episode #1.1 (1989) … School Teacher
 
1988 This Is David Lander (TV series)
Admiral Torrington-Howes
The Rocketing Cost of Defence (1988) … Admiral Torrington-Howes
 
1988 Christabel (TV movie)
Alois
 
1987 A Hazard of Hearts (TV movie)
Meadows
 
1986 No Place Like Home (TV series)
Old Bert
Great Uncle Herbert (1986) … Old Bert
 
1984 1984
Goldstein
 
1984 Mitch (TV series)
Eric James
Who Must Remain Anonymous (1984) … Eric James
 
1984 Sakharov (TV movie)
 
1982 The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV mini-series)
Sir Charles Baskerville
 
1982 Sapphire & Steel (TV series)
Old Man
The Trap: Part 4 (1982) … Old Man
The Trap: Part 3 (1982) … Old Man
The Trap: Part 2 (1982) … Old Man
The Trap: Part 1 (1982) … Old Man
 
1980 Love in a Cold Climate (TV mini-series)
Clergyman
The Merry Widower (1980) … Clergyman
 
1980 The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist (TV series)
Brittles
'Bye 'Bye Mr. Bumble (1980) … Brittles
 
1978 The Life Story of Baal
Woodcutter
 
1976 Second Verdict (TV series)
Dr. Thomas Langton
 
1976 The Onedin Line (TV series)
Beech
Undercurrent (1976) … Beech
 
1975 Edward the King (TV series)
King Leopald
A Hundred Thousand Welcomes (1975) … King Leopald
 
1973 Wessex Tales (TV series)
Tutor
Barbara of the House of Grebe (1973) … Tutor
 
1973 Thriller (TV series)
Old Man
Lady Killer (1973) … Old Man
 
1971 Paul Temple (TV series)
Official
The Man Who Forged Real Money (1971) … Official
 

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(1977) He acted in Mary O'Malley's play, "Once a Catholic", at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, England with Jane Carr, Daniel Gerroll, Mike Grady, Pat Heywood, June Page, John Rogan and Jeanne Watts in the cast. Mike Ockrent was the director. See more »
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Trivia:

Oxford University-educated, he first worked for the publishing firm Macmillan, acting in his spare time as an amateur with the Tower Theatre Company. In the late 1960's, he was offered a part in a BBC TV production and subsequently performed in repertory. From the mid-1970's, he acted in character roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the Bristol Old Vic... See more »

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